Scottish police post cheeky note warning men about taking their tops off

Police in Scotland showed a sense of humour while maintaining law and order with a Facebook post jokingly warning men against taking off their tops.

Lanarkshire Police Division, in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, joked about worrying reports of men taking their “taps off” [Scottish vernacular] as a result of recent warm weather north of the border.

They said they had, “received numerous worrying reports of a bizarre side effect following the continued presence of a strange yellow object in the sky all week”.

The light-hearted post added: “It would appear that some men have gone topless in clear contravention of Lanarkshire bylaws, which explicitly restrict the practice to 'Taps aff at 20'.

“This reckless disregard for such an ancient rule has resulted in poor witnesses complaining of symptoms including shock, speechlessness and nausea.

“Gentlemen - please respect the law and keep taps oan. Failure to do so will result in your immediate referral to our colleagues in Fashion Division.”

The post has been shared by thousands of Facebook users, with one joking: “Good on Lanarkshire police division having a laugh. People take things far too seriously nowadays..... things like ‘you should be out keeping the streets safe instead of doing silly things on Facebook’..... get a life.... this shows that these guys who do a great job have a sense of humour and like a laugh like the rest of us!!”

Another joked: “I'm afraid this is a national problem. There have been several sightings of Taps Aff in Dumfries over the last few days. The reckless conduct of these individuals beggars belief. On one occasion the temperature was only 14 degrees. Something must be done before there is an epidemic.”